Training Ground; avoiding the trap of structural materialist film

Klee, Steve A. (2011) Training Ground; avoiding the trap of structural materialist film. In: Aernout Mik: Communitas. Stedelijk Museum Steidl, Gottingen Germany, pp. 149-158. ISBN 978-3-86930-297-3. (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:31589)

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Abstract

The text represents the fruition of research into the politics of structural/materialist film. I argued that although Mik’s videos are superficially similar to the films produced by these avant-garde forbears they manage to avoid ‘the trap’ into which structural/materialism fell. This trap related to the way s/m film, ultimately, creates a ‘closed’ subject position for its spectators.

Item Type:	Book section
Uncontrolled keywords:	Structural materialist film; Aernout Mik; video; art; Ranciere
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) N Visual Arts > N Visual arts (General). For photography, see TR
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Arts
Depositing User:	S. Klee
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2012 18:36 UTC
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2021 10:09 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/31589 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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